Financial Controller

Salary: Please state your expectations within your application

Contract: Full Time, 37.5 hours a week

Location: The City Ground, Nottingham, NG2 5FJ

Department: Finance, Procurement and Estates

Reporting to: Cheif Financial Officer

Closing Date For Applications: 30th October 2026

Nottingham Forest is looking for a Financial Controller to take charge of the club’s core finance function. You will run the finance team day to day and be responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the club’s numbers, from the ledgers and month-end close through to the statutory accounts, cash forecasting and the financial content of regulatory submissions.

The club is investing in its finance function. Alongside the core controller remit, this role will play a key part in developing the club’s internal management and KPI reporting.

• Opportunity to access tickets for events at The City Ground.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to high street and gym discounts.
• Discount within our Club shop.
• Free on-site parking.

• Establish and maintain a finance reporting timetable, ensuring management accounts, reconciliations and cash forecasts are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Run the month-end and year-end close, including group consolidation, with accountability for every balance sheet account and the reconciliations behind it, including intercompany and related-party balances across the ownership group.
• Design, document and maintain the club’s financial controls, including segregation of duties and delegated authorities, and produce a formal finance procedures manual.
• Oversee transactional finance, covering purchase and sales ledgers, credit control, payment runs, payroll and staff expenses.

• Prepare and maintain the club’s cash flow forecasts, including the timing of transfer instalments, to give the CFO a clear view of liquidity and headroom.
• Manage day-to-day banking, payments and foreign currency transactions, and support the CFO on wider treasury and financing matters.
• Manage tax compliance, including VAT, employment taxes and corporation tax, working with the club’s external advisers to meet all HMRC obligations.

• Prepare the monthly management accounts, with clear commentary on performance against budget and forecast.
• Develop the club’s internal reporting, building a consistent suite of KPI and performance reports for the CFO, Executive team and Board.
• Lead the annual budget and reforecast process, supporting department heads in preparing their numbers.
• Work with budget holders to understand variances, agree corrective actions and monitor delivery, and support the CFO with financial analysis for key decisions.

• Prepare the statutory financial statements and manage the annual audit through to sign-off, as day-to-day contact for the external auditors.
• Prepare the financial content of football regulatory submissions for CFO review, covering the Premier League’s Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) and Sustainability and Systemic Resilience (SSR) rules, the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations, and the Independent Football Regulator’s licensing requirements.
• Build and maintain the models, reconciliations and workings that support each submission, so that every filing is accurate, fully evidenced and delivered on time.
• Manage relationships with tax advisers, insurers, banks and other providers, and support due diligence and other projects as required.

• Own the finance systems, protecting data integrity and supporting system implementations and automation.
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